Vocabulary - brown book pg. 933 & 942 usurped - took power or authority away from invincible - unbeatable futile - useless; hopeless inexplicable - unexplainable skeptics - people who frequently doubt and question matters generally accepted granite - a very hard rock commotion - noisy movement quirt - short-handled riding whip with a braided rawhide lash ruse - trick stratagem - plan for defeating an opponent
usurped - took power or authority away from
invincible - unbeatable
futile - useless; hopeless
inexplicable - unexplainable
skeptics - people who frequently doubt and question matters generally accepted
granite - a very hard rock
commotion - noisy movement
quirt - short-handled riding whip with a braided rawhide lash
ruse - trick
stratagem - plan for defeating an opponent